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The Definition of Pressure

Wednesday's World Cup Cricket Match Between India and Pakistan Is a Showdown for the Ages

By

Amol Sharma And

Will Davies

Updated March 29, 2011 12:01 a.m. ET

New Delhi

It's hard to script a sports drama more intense than this: Two nations that are bitter rivals and have fought three wars are about to play their biggest match yet in the sport they both love more than any other on the game's biggest stage—and just as their leaders try to get peace talks off the ground.